About Leminda millecra R.J.Griffiths, 1985
The frilled nudibranch, Leminda millecra, is a large nudibranch that can reach up to 90 mm in length. It has a smooth body with a characteristic frilled appearance. The body margins have a bright bluish edge, and the body itself can have pink or brown pigmentation. Its elongated, smooth rhinophores emerge from a scrolled sheath. Branches of the digestive gland fill the frilled edge of the mantle. This species is endemic to the South African coast. It occurs from the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula to Port Elizabeth, at depths between 10 and 40 meters. Deep water specimens have also been trawled off the KwaZulu-Natal coast. The egg mass of Leminda millecra is made up of thick white convoluted curls, and its large eggs are distinctly visible within the mass. This nudibranch has been reported to feed on the soft coral Alcyonium fauri.
